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‘Free Florida: The People’s Rally for Our Rights’ happens, appropriately, on July 4 in downtown Orlando | Orlando Area News | Orlando

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The People’s Rally for Our Rights happens on July 4 in downtown Orlando

Local activists are calling on the community: Pair your Fourth of July party with a protest this year at the Orange County Courthouse downtown.

Dubbed “The People’s Rally for Our Rights,” organizers (not affiliated with any organization, as far as we can tell) are asking local community members to stand with them in solidarity “to protest, march, and learn how we can participate in the fight for our rights and freedoms with local organizations and create the world we deserve.”

Basic rights, they say, such as bodily autonomy and the ability to be one’s authentic self, are under attack in Florida — threatening principles that so-called U.S. patriots claim to hold so dear: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Last Fourth of July, a similar protest was organized in Broward County, with 150 to 175 attendees gathered at its peak, Florida Today reported.

10 a.m., Tuesday, July 4, Orange County Courthouse, 425 N. Orange Ave., facebook.com/events/995707724792794, free.


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